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This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.us Let me state this right up front. I dislike political signs. I consider them litter. I cringe when I see them sprouting up like weeds in my neighborhood in the weeks before an election
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More than 238,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 with 908 of those deaths in San Diego County as of Monday morning. San Diego County health officials warned if cases continue to increase, locals will have to revert back to the most restrictive rules again. IVN San Diego spoke to
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As COVID-19 continues to keep some schools closed, IVN San Diego reached out to parents to find out their biggest struggles. A strong Internet connection proved to be one of the biggest challenges. Watch the video for more. ALSO READ: It's Time to Close the Digital Divide Because
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Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. The National Task Force on Electoral Crises has been doing yeoman's work all year to shed light on threats to democracy and debunking rumors. Today, the
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With California’s junior senator Kamala Harris poised to become America’s first female vice president, a remarkable pattern has taken hold: Once again, a woman from California is making history in the nation’s capital. “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be
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This is the second installment of a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeast San Diego. Read the first installment here. The Gompers community has made its position clear. About 80 students, teachers, alumni and community members staged a protest Oct. 27 at the district office, demanding that the
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Growing up in Madison, Wis., Stephen Whitburn said he was taught civic engagement mattered. But what mattered even more than civic engagement is doing the right thing. With the lessons from his parents in mind, Whitburn finally won a seat for public office after his third campaign in 12 years.
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Now that Californians have voted to keep ride-hailing drivers classified as contractors with limited job benefits, unions are shoring up their defenses as labor lawyers eye legal challenges and hope that Democrat Joe Biden ekes out a White House victory. In a major blow to organized labor, 58% of California
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Votes are still being counted in several states across the country. Unlike the year 2000, Florida is not in the spotlight. However, Florida should be highlighted as the state where a proposed state constitutional amendment received 57% of the vote but will not be adopted. Amendment 3 proposed the implementation
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This is the first in a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeastern San Diego. Read the second installment here. Fifteen years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in the boardroom when San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Education authorized the conversion of Gompers Middle School
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"The Extra Point with Jeff Marston" is aired weekly on Mightier 1090am from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. In this episode, Marston and Hoa Quach, executive editor for IVN San Diego, talk to a handful of voters before and after the elections to find out
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Ben Sheehan joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss his new book, OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? – A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work. You may think you know the origins of the “OMG WTF” acronyms, but you will have to